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Apple iPhone 3G vs Apple iPhone 3GS

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Apple
Announced
June 2008 June 2009
Status
Discontinued Available - June 2009
Colors
Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
Weight
133 g (4.69 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS SMS, MMS

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
50.75% 50.75%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor
412 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR MBX [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM
128 MB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB/ 16 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory
No No

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging
Video
No Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No No
Games
Yes Yes
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
No No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
Stand by
Up to 300 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time
Up to 10 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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